at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Almost 1,800 athletes took on the testing 140.6-mile race, with favourites Chrissie Wellington and Craig Alexander emerging as the winners. British triathlete legend Chrissie took her fourth Ironman world title

, was runner-up last year in Kona, her first race there as a pro. She also won the ITU Long Distance World Championships. This year she has won Ironman Australia (9:29:54), and Ironman Germany (9:12:13). The former pro cyclist is a powerhouse on the bike

going into the World Championships.Chris Lieto (US)Lieto is one of the strongest cyclists on the circuit and it was his power that gave him the edge in this year's extremely windy Ironman Texas 70.3. He won Ironman Japan in 2006, Ironman Canada in 2005

his third Ironman World Championship, breaking the course record time by 12 seconds, despite suffering leg cramps in the last 2K of the race. He crossed the line in 8:03:56. Fellow Aussie Pete Jacobs was second, in 8:09:11, and German Andreas Raelert

Today is a great day for Wales and an even better day for its hurdling hero Dai Greene. This afternoon Dai stormed home to victory in the 400m hurdles in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, with an impressive time of 48:26. In the process he

was probably running about as fast as I could sprint. Well, thanks to the efficient wonders of the IAAF biomechanics team, I've been able to see the 100m splits for his last 1000 metres of the race. His last four 100-metre splits in 14.28, 13.75, 13.43 and 14.05

Stephen BaylissAge 31Trains Switzerland2008 was a great year for Stephen Bayliss. He won Ironman UK and Ironman South Africa, and placed 18th at the World Champs. He races for Team TBB, as does his wife, Bella. They were both second in this year

Joanna CarrittAge 34Trains TauntonJoanna was third at this year's Ironman UK in Bolton, in August, and earlier in the year was sixth at Ironman Lanzarote. She turned professional this year and now races as part of Team TBC Sportsaid. She was the 40th woman finisher at Kona last y...

as some previously unknown talent waiting to be discovered. Tom's Ironman success comes following a solid record of top 10 finishes in half-Ironmans throughout 2010 and a bronze medal at the 2007 European Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh.Injury niggles

Chrissie Wellington is one of the UK’s most successful athletes. She won the Ironman World Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In July the 33-year-old shattered the world record for an Ironman-distance race, winning Challenge Roth in Germany in a